The Things He Swept Away

By Rodney Kwiecinski

When beloved high school janitor Walter "Walt" Dunn passes away during a sudden snowstorm in 1989, English teacher Marianne Clary is tasked with clearing out his supply closet. There, hidden behind a shelf, she discovers a worn notebook filled with twenty-four years of discarded student notes-confessions, cries for help, and secrets that Walt silently preserved throughout his decades at Hillcrest High.

But among these collected fragments lies something darker: cryptic entries in Walt's own handwriting that hint at a long-buried mystery from 1965-the year brilliant student Evelyn Dalton vanished without a trace. As Marianne delves deeper into Walt's notebook, she uncovers connections to two of the town's most prominent citizens and a secret that has remained hidden within the walls of Hillcrest High for nearly a quarter century.

In this atmospheric mystery that explores the weight of silence, the price of truth, and the courage it takes to finally speak out, Marianne must decide whether to let the past remain buried or to bring long-overdue justice to a girl everyone else has forgotten.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F6LS8N9Q
• ISBN13: 9798281502467
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"